Deleterious effects of 28-day oral co-administration of first-line anti-TB drugs on spleen, blood and bone marrow chromosomes in normal rat

Abstract

Context: Isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide are most reliable and cost-effective remedy for tuberculosis treatment and prophylaxis among first-line anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs and have a pronounced tendency to cause adverse drug reactions. Hepatotoxicity is well-studied side effect of these drugs but their effects on other organs like spleen and blood are still needed to be explored. Objective: To explore the probable outcome of co-administration these three major antitubercular drugs (ATDs), rifampicin, isoniazid and pyrazinamide on spleen, blood and bone marrow. Materials and methods: Different parameters were evaluated like lipid peroxidation, glutathione (GSH) and protein content in spleen by spectrophotometric evaluation, hematological evaluation by determining total hemoglobin, total leukocyte count, differential leukocyte count and scanning electron microscopy studies in blood, genotoxicity studied by bone marrow chromosomal analysis and DNA fragmentation. The female rats n = 12 (150–200 g) were grouped as control group orally given saline and toxicant group given INH (30.85 mg/kg b.wt.) + RIF (61.7 mg/kg b.wt.) + PZA (132.65 mg/kg b.wt.) dosage extrapolated from dose that is used in human for 28 d once daily. Results: After 28 d-oral co-administration of anti-TB drugs (INH (30.85 mg/kg b.wt.) + RIF (61.7 mg/kg b.wt.) + PZA (132.65 mg/kg b.wt.)), it was revealed that there were an increase thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, decrease in GSH and protein contents in spleen. Marked changes in hematological parameters, DNA fragmentation and chromosomes were also observed. Conclusion: This can be concluded from this work that co-administration of first-line ATDs is toxic to spleen and blood also these drugs can cause damage at genetic level.

Keywords:

• Spleen
• antioxidants
• histopathology
• scanning electron microscopy
• genotoxicity

Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge, Department of Science and Technology- Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (DST-PURSE) grant for financial support and also Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, where experimental work was conducted.

Declaration of interest

Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest for this work.